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Yours of to-day received. Gen. Halleck has made the best provision he can for Generals in Pennsylvania. Please do not be offended when I assure you that, in my confident belief, Philadelphia is in no danger. Gov. Curtin has just telegraphed me ``I have advices that Jackson is crossing the Potomac at Williamsport & probably
the whole rebel Army will be drawn from Maryland.'' At all events Philadelphia is more than a hundred and fifty miles from Hagerstown, and could not be reached by the rebel Army in ten days, if no hinderance was interposed. A. LINCOLN
[1] ALS, RPB. Henry telegraphed from Philadelphia at 4 P.M. on September 12 that ``The Emergency demands the assignment of a compe[te]nt Genl to take command in this City.'' (DLC-RTL).